NJ Run for the Fallen Home

In an apolitical reflection of remembrance a team of 54 active duty military runners from Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst will embark on a 164+ mile run to honor every New Jersey service member killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
The 4th Annual NJ Run for the Fallen will start on Friday September 28, 2012, at Cape May Lighthouse and will finish on Sunday September 30, 2012, at The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel, NJ.
Each mile of the Run is dedicated to a NJ Hero and the Run Team will stop at every Hero Marker (every mile) and present an American Flag and a personal biographical card in honor of every fallen service member with the intent to create a 164+ mile long memorial trail through New Jersey. Each group of 3 runners carrying 3 flags will run legs of seven miles at a military pace of 8 minutes per mile. More.....

It is with deep regret and sadness that we add another New Jersey Hero to the Wall.

__Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard

Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard
Age: 25 years old
Hometown: Colonia, New Jersey.
Died: January 19, 2012 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Marine Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard will be Honored and Remembered on Sunday, September 30, 2012, when our team of active duty military will be running one mile in his honor. The location of his Hero Marker will be published when we complete our route update for the 2012, 4th annual NJ Run for the Fallen in the near future.
(Click on the picture above to go to the Bio page)
(Bio updated 1/25/2012, 11:10am)
http://marinefamilynetwork.com/forum/topics/condolences-cpl-kevin-j-reinhard-hmh-363-marine-from-nj-1-19-2012
In lieu of flowers, please make a charitable contribution to the Kevin J. Reinhard Scholarship Fund c/o Saint Joseph’s High School 145 Plainfield Ave, Metuchen, NJ; or to the American Legion T. Nulty Post 471 Blue Star Family Support Group 25 Brown Ave, Iselin, NJ. Visitation will be held on Saturday & Sunday 2-4 & 7-9 at Gosselin Funeral Home, 660 New Dover Road, Edison, NJ. Kevin’s funeral will be held on Monday, 9:45am, at Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Church in Clark. Burial to follow at Saint Gertrude’s Cemetery, Colonia.

Heroes we Honor and Remember this month - January...

I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
(From a letter by President Lincoln to Mrs Bixby, a widow who lost 5 sons in the Civil War - 1864)

L/Cpl Brian P. Parrello
January 1, 2005

Spec. Marc S. Seiden
January 2, 2004

Capt. Thomas J. Casey
January 3, 2008

SSgt. Joseph P. Gaddis
January 3, 2008

L/Cpl Curtis A. Christensen Jr.
January 11, 2008

Spc. Benjamin Moore
January 12, 2011

Sgt. Christopher Hrbek
January 14, 2010

Spec. Alain L. Kamolvathin
January 16, 2005

L/Cpl. Jeremy Kane
January 23, 2010

Cpl. Sean P. Kelly
January 26, 2005

L/Cpl. Harry R. Swain IV
January 31, 2005

In a long line of heroes stretching from the greens of Lexington and Concord to the mountains of Afghanistan, selfless patriots have defended our lives and liberties with valor and honor. They have been ordinary Americans who loved their country so profoundly that they were willing to give their lives to keep it safe and free. As we pay tribute to the valiant men and women in uniform lost in battle, we also recognize the deep loss and great strength of those who share in that ultimate sacrifice: America's Gold Star Mothers and Families.

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